Licensing Information

Endorsements and Levels »
Teaching
» Early Childhood, B-K Unified
» Elementary, K-6
» Middle Level, 5-8
» Secondary, 6-12
» PK-12
School Specialist (requires Professional Teaching License)
» Reading Specialist, PK-12
» School Counselor, PK-12
School Leadership (requires Professional Teaching License)
» Building Leadership, PK-12
» District Leadership, PK-12

License Applications »
» Initial License – The first Kansas license
» One Year Non-Renewable License – Available to people who have
    met all licensing requirements except the tests
» Substitute License – Available to people who have completed a
    teacher education program, but do not have the other licensing
    requirements met
» Emergency Substitute License – Allows people with 60 hours of
    college credit to be hired to substitute in a school
» Adding Endorsements – Qualifies you to teach more than one
    subject
» Provisional License – Available to licensed teachers who have part
    of additional endorsement completed
» Professional License – A second level license that is maintained
    through professional development
» Renewing your License – Application available on KSDE website